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The Arkansas River Trail began with funding from a $1.9 million bond issue from the city of Little Rock in 2003. The trail includes a portion of the Little Rock & Western Railway . The former railbed is still in use by the railroad and operates adjacent to the trail.
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. ... Later, the Santa Fe Trail followed the Arkansas through much of Kansas, ...
Alabama Scenic River Trail: AL: 631 mi (1,015 km) Arkansas River Water Trail: KS: 192 mi (309 km) Bayou Teche Paddle Trail: LA: 135 mi (217 km) Black Canyon Water Trail: AZ, NV: 30 mi (48 km) Bronx River Blueway: NY: 8 mi (13 km) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Water Trail: GA: 48 mi (77 km) Chippewa River Water Trail: WI: 4.2 mi ...
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 gave the U.S. ownership of a large, but undefined, portion of the Arkansas River Valley. The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 established the border between Spanish Mexico and the United States in Colorado. Spanish territory was south of the Arkansas river and U.S. territory was north of the River.
The Arkansas River Trail runs 17 miles (27 km) along both sides of the Arkansas River through a portion of Little Rock, including over the Big Dam Bridge, the longest pedestrian/bicycle bridge in North America that has never been used by trains or motor vehicles at 4,226 feet (1,288 m).
This enabled the creation of the Delta Heritage Trail. [9] The bridge is maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, and the swing span is manually spun open and closed for logging traffic on the river for several months every year. The area around the bridge is rich in wildlife, including rattlesnakes.
The trail follows the path of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas and traverses the rugged Buffalo River country. The route stays on the south side of the river to avoid river crossings. Western Section. Mileage: 37 miles; Trailheads: Boxley Valley (western terminus), Ponca, Steel Creek, Kyles Landing, Erbie, Ozark, and Pruitt (eastern ...
The route skirts Lake Maumelle, the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, the Arkansas River, and Pinnacle Mountain State Park crossing both the Big and Little Maumelle Rivers (as well as the Pegasus Pipeline) while serving many unincorporated communities including Wye, Little Italy, Monnie Springs, Roland, Natural Steps, and Pinnacle before ...